Court adjourns Patience Jonathan’s rights violation suit till December
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed December 8 to rule on a breach of fundamental human rights suit filed by Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan is asking...
View ArticleFall from Grace: Mugabe’s wife was his weakness
President Robert Mugabe’s downfall was caused by the ambitions of his combative wife Grace, whose emergence as his likely successor proved a step too far for Zimbabwe’s military, analysts say. Grace...
View ArticleBREAKING: Mugabe meets regional envoys in Harare
President Robert Mugabe and envoys from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held talks in Harare on Thursday, a South African official said, after the military took control of Zimbabwe....
View ArticleDa Vinci painting of Jesus Christ sells for $450.3m
A 500-year-old painting believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for $450.3 million in New York, blazing a new world record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction, Christie’s said....
View ArticleI can’t break my relationship with Dickson, says Jonathan
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he and the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, have come a long way, averring that there is no way he will break his...
View ArticleNMA raises alarm as 900 doctors resign from UCH, Lagos hospitals
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter on Thursday said the exodus of doctors from Nigeria had reached an alarming proportion and called for improved health sector funding to discourage...
View ArticleCourt halts Police IG’s investigation by Senate
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Thursday granted an interim order restraining the leadership of the Senate from investigating the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris. Justice Abba-Bello...
View ArticleWhy we approved Buhari’s $5.5bn loan request — Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday said it approved the 5.5 billion dollars loan request from the executive because President Muhammadu Buhari is trustworthy and keeps to his words. It said that...
View ArticleKenya’s Supreme Court to rule Monday on election appeals
Kenya’s Supreme Court said Thursday that it would issue its ruling Monday on challenges to the validity of the October 26 presidential re-run election won by incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta. Chief Justice...
View ArticleSenator faces investigation for groping radio host
US Democratic Senator Al Franken, once tipped as a future presidential candidate, apologized profusely to a female radio host he is accused of groping and welcomed a congressional investigation into...
View ArticleJonathan’s administration won gold in corruption – Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja said the Goodluck Jonathan administration won gold medal in corruption and a red card in good governance. Tinubu...
View ArticleAfrican Union lets SADC bloc take lead on Zimbabwe
The African Union will allow Zimbabwe’s southern neighbors in the SADC regional bloc to mediate in the political crisis there, a senior official told reporters after talks in Washington. Smail...
View ArticleUNILAG don urges debate for national development
Samson Folarin A Professor of Digital Cultures at the University of Lagos, Tunde Opeibi, has called for a debate among stakeholders in different sectors for national development. Opeibi noted that such...
View ArticleLASAA goes after debtor advertisers
Afeez Hanafi The Lagos Sate Signage and Advertisement Agency says it is set to clamp down on outdoor advertisers owing the agency. The LASAA Managing Director, Mr. Mobolaji Sanusi, said the move was in...
View ArticleFour arraigned over Ozubulu church killings
Tony Okafor, Awka Four suspects were on Thursday arraigned before an Anambra State Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state over their alleged involvement in...
View ArticleStephanie Otobo shuns Apostle Suleman’s N1bn libel suit
Oladimeji Ramon The N1bn libel suit filed by the President/Founder of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, against a Canada-based lady, Stephanie Otobo, was stalled on Thursday due to the...
View ArticleTension in Bayelsa over chieftaincy dispute
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The arrest of an 83-year-old man and five others by the police has triggered tension in Peremabiri community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The...
View ArticleSenate begins work on 2018 budget Wednesday
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has concluded plans to begin work on the 2018 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who made the announcement at the plenary session on...
View ArticleFG urges firms to curb casual employment
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has called on human resources managers in the private sector to curb the use of casual workers and ensure that workers are...
View ArticleKachikwu, Usani have no hand in Avengers’ resurgence – APC
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri The All Progressives Congress on Thursday dismissed allegations against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and his counterpart in the Ministry...
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